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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • £146 million to be spent on new flood defences

    Homes and businesses in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire will be better protected from floods due to £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £193 million for new flood defences in eastern England

    Homes in eastern England will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £51m to be spent on new flood defences across Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

    Homes in Bournemouth, Congresbury, Bridgwater and Cannington will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £86m to be spent on new flood defences across the South West

    Homes in Exeter, Dawlish Warren and Exmouth will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme, benefitting the South West to the tune of £86m.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £162 million spend on flood defences in East and Central Midlands

    Properties in East and Central Midlands will be better protected from floods with government's 6-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £47 million to be spent on new flood defences in Central Anglia

    Homes in Central Anglia will be better protected from floods thanks to a six-year £2.3 billion national flood defence programme

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £330 million for new flood defences in Kent, Hampshire & Sussex

    New flood defences will benefit Kent, Hampshire and Sussex to the tune of over £330 million, the government has announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £12 million for new flood defences across the Severn and Wye catchment

    £12 million to be spent on new flood defences across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Research projects recognised by Landscape Institute awards 2014

    The shortlist for the prestigious Landscape Institute Awards 2014 included research projects commissioned by Natural England and Defra.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) Seeking project ideas

    Fishermen are invited to propose Fisheries Science Partnership project ideas for 2015/16.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Farming industry income rises

    The UK agricultural industry is going from strength to strength in its contribution to economic growth, with new statistics revealing that increased production and prices boosted farming income to £5.6 billion last year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord de Mauley speech at the Fertile Minds conference

    Lord de Mauley addressed the Fertile Minds conference on the opportunities for young people in agriculture

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    First published during the 1997 to 2007 Blair Labour government

  • Winter weather: UK government response

    The United Kingdom has one of the most capable forecasting and warning systems in the world but extreme weather events can still cause disruption over winter.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nature Improvement Areas are boosting wildlife, communities and economy

    Report shows Nature Improvement Areas are boosting the economy and protecting wildlife

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Environment Secretary speech at the Northern Farming Conference

    Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss speech to the Northern Farming Conference

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Book by Friday for 'Beating the cheats' food fraud conference

    Delegates have until 14 November to register for the Government Chemist conference on quality, safety and authenticity in the food chain.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK sweet treats break £1billion mark in global sales

    From London to Rome in Kit Kats - a record 150,000 tonnes of the UK's best confectionery was enjoyed overseas last year

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government response to National Audit Office report into Strategic Flood risk management

    National Audit Office conclusions on funding based on inappropriate comparisons

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Elizabeth Truss speech on the environment and the rural economy

    Speech delivered at The Policy Exchange on the link between the natural environment and the economy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Elizabeth Truss: Healthy environment integral to healthy economy

    The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government